Portland Media Roundup! Furbles! Surgery Money!
it’s been a little while, my cupcakes, but now we’re off (er, on) again!
Maybe, Just One More Post – The Portland Mercury Arts Editor, Alison Hallett seems to be developing an unhealthy fascination with local KJ and vocalist Brian Perez. After her second post in two weeks about him, Brian contacted her on Facebook to ask for money. He needs 2k by tomorrow to pay back his dealer fix a torn ACL that he damaged during patriotic July 4th stage antics. (Way to go, Steven Tyler.)
I’ve talked to Brian a few times (he likes hanging out at Chopsticks), and he seems like a pretty good guy, even though he’s a competitor for karaoke regulars on my Tuesday and he eats babies.
Brian Perez. No, wait. Sorry. That's a critter.
Critters! Furbles! – This Wednesday at CoHo Productions’ theatre, in NW Portland. Freelance writer Kiala Kazabee, jewelry artist Scott McCarty and I will watch Critters for It’s a Terrible Movie. And we’ll make fun of flying furballs eating dumb yokels and it’ll be cool and you can yell too and bring beer. This is gonna be a fun one.
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10 Commandments of Karaoke
I did not get to see Alex Williams’ (That’s @alexcwilliams on twitter) presentation at Ignite Portland 4, entitled “10 Karaoke Commandments” because I was, guess what, at work running a karaoke booth. I just now got around to viewing the presentation on youtube. It’s quite good.
I especially agree that musical breaks are the enemy. So many people don’t take advantage of those long pauses. They just kinda stand there on stage. I’ve been guilty of it several times myself, but that’s usually when I’m being forced to sing cause it’s only 8:45 PM and there are only 3 people there and no slips.
Alex did a great job with this presentation. I thought it was funny, well-timed, and pretty accurate. I only wish I could have seen it in person. I was probably in the middle of watching some ass butcher a rap song or something.
He also slipped a picture of my workplace in among the slides, which is pretty bad ass.
A Karaoke Jockey’s Top 5 Most Hated Songs
My friend Jen, who KJ’s at the Stargate Lounge a.k.a. Chopsticks Too here in Portland gave me a list of her top 5 all time hated songs for people to pick.
1. Total Eclipse of the Heart
2. What’s Going’ On
3. Don’t Stop Believin’.
4. Loveshack
5. Summer Lovin’.
The main reason being that people either can’t sing these songs, act like total assholes when they do, or both.
